2006 New York Code - Duties Of The Sponsoring And Affiliated Organization.

 
    * § 21-505 Duties of the sponsoring and affiliated organization.
    a. The sponsoring organization shall create positions for participants
  that  are  comparable  to  the  positions  of  other  employees  in such
  organization. In creating such positions,  the  sponsoring  organization
  shall   consider  the  responsibilities  associated  with  a  particular
  position and the participant's training and prior work experience.
    b. In those cases where  the  sponsoring  organization  is  unable  to
  provide  a  certified  individual  with  an  appropriate  position, such
  sponsoring organization shall facilitate employment with  an  affiliated
  organization  in  a  position  comparable  to  the  positions  of  other
  employees in such affiliated organization. In providing such a position,
  the affiliated organization shall consider the responsibility associated
  with a particular position and such certified individual's training  and
  work experience.
    c.  The  sponsoring  organization  shall  provide  case  management to
  participants employed by such organization  or  by  such  organization's
  affiliated  organization.  The  affiliated  organization  shall  not  be
  responsible for providing case management to the participant.
    d. Neither a sponsoring nor an affiliated  organization  may  place  a
  certified individual in a position with a for-profit employer.
    e. A community-based organization that is a trade union may only place
  certified  individuals in apprenticeship and pre-apprenticeship programs
  that are offered by such trade unions.
    f. A community-based organization shall certify  to  the  commissioner
  that  such  organization has not, in the past five years, been convicted
  of a felony or a misdemeanor the  underlying  basis  of  which  involved
  workplace  safety  and  health  or labor standards. Such community-based
  organization shall also certify to the commissioner as to all violations
  issued by the New York state  department  of  labor.  A  community-based
  organization that submits false information under this subdivision shall
  not  be  permitted  to be a sponsoring or affiliated organization in the
  transitional jobs program.
    * NB The validity of local law 14 of 2000 is currently  a  subject  of
  disagreement  between the Mayor and the City Council. This certification
  is not intended as a legal opinion as to the validity of the local  law,
  other than certifying the truth of the facts presented herein.